DELTA ACHIEVEMENT STUDY GUIDE
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Name the current south Atlantic regional director & representative
Answer: Dr Patricia Johnson & Kameryn Dixon
●● Name the 9 jewels of DST
Answer: Compassion , Courtesy, dedication , fellowship, fidelity,
honesty, justice , purity and temperance
●● The grand chapter was created at what convention?
Answer: 1st
●● 5 Components of the Minerva circle
Answer: Sisterhood, Black, College, Women, Public Service
●● Sorority most sacred trust
Answer: The induction of new members
●● Did honorary member Mary Church Terrell write the delta oath
Answer: Yes
,●● The delta hym was adopted at what convention
Answer: The 6th
●● What jewel is dedicated to the mothers of Delta members
Answer: Courtesy
●● What year was delta INCORPORATED
Answer: 1930
●● The jewel dedication means,
Answer: To a noble cause is one of humanity's highest callings and act
of consecration
●● First two graduate chapters authorized by DST
Answer: Washington DC and New York City
●● Who were the first two writers of the Delta National Hym
Answer: Alice Dunbar Nelson & Florence Cole Talbert McCleave
●● Who designed the sorority crest
Answer: F. Ailene Marks and Jeannette Tripplet Jones
, ●● Where was Delta Sigma Theta founded?
Answer: Howard University
●● How many principles provide the overall framework for all of the
initiation activities?
Answer: 9
●● Was Gabrielle Pelham one of the first three honorary members
initiated into DST?
Answer: Yes
●● What Jewel is dedicated to Deceased Sorors
Answer: purity
●● When was Mary McLeod Bethune initiated into DST
Answer: 1923 (5th national convention)
●● The nine jewels that represent the cardinal virtues are located in the:
Answer: Sigma
●● What honorary member of DST was a journalist and worked with
PBS
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Name the current south Atlantic regional director & representative
Answer: Dr Patricia Johnson & Kameryn Dixon
●● Name the 9 jewels of DST
Answer: Compassion , Courtesy, dedication , fellowship, fidelity,
honesty, justice , purity and temperance
●● The grand chapter was created at what convention?
Answer: 1st
●● 5 Components of the Minerva circle
Answer: Sisterhood, Black, College, Women, Public Service
●● Sorority most sacred trust
Answer: The induction of new members
●● Did honorary member Mary Church Terrell write the delta oath
Answer: Yes
,●● The delta hym was adopted at what convention
Answer: The 6th
●● What jewel is dedicated to the mothers of Delta members
Answer: Courtesy
●● What year was delta INCORPORATED
Answer: 1930
●● The jewel dedication means,
Answer: To a noble cause is one of humanity's highest callings and act
of consecration
●● First two graduate chapters authorized by DST
Answer: Washington DC and New York City
●● Who were the first two writers of the Delta National Hym
Answer: Alice Dunbar Nelson & Florence Cole Talbert McCleave
●● Who designed the sorority crest
Answer: F. Ailene Marks and Jeannette Tripplet Jones
, ●● Where was Delta Sigma Theta founded?
Answer: Howard University
●● How many principles provide the overall framework for all of the
initiation activities?
Answer: 9
●● Was Gabrielle Pelham one of the first three honorary members
initiated into DST?
Answer: Yes
●● What Jewel is dedicated to Deceased Sorors
Answer: purity
●● When was Mary McLeod Bethune initiated into DST
Answer: 1923 (5th national convention)
●● The nine jewels that represent the cardinal virtues are located in the:
Answer: Sigma
●● What honorary member of DST was a journalist and worked with
PBS
